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It's that time again! I've poured over countless publisher catalogs to find some classic film book gems so you don't have to. Here is another robust list of new and upcoming releases with something for every classic movie enthusiast.Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books include bio read more

 This was originally published in the former The Classic Film Collective Patreon.Just as I Amby Cicely TysonHarperCollinsPaperback ISBN: 9780062931078432 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmund's— Powell'sOn January 26th, 2021, HarperCollins published Cicely Tyson’ read more

Photo source: @OneDarkAlly on InstagramFright Favorites31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. SkalTCM and Running Press224 pagesSeptember 2020Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sFright Favorites Is a Seasonal Treat!  Was Bela Lugosi buried read more

Books, books and more books. One can never have enough books, especially classic film ones! I keep hearing from folks that you love these round-ups so I'll keep bringing them to you. They're a labor of love (no, seriously it's about 2 weeks worth of research!) and I hope if anything they're useful. read more

New on Tumblr is a heckyeahrobertmichum blog created by yours truly. If you are not familiar with Tumblr, it's a blogging service that lends itself to multimedia streaming and reblogging/sharing. heckyeahrobertmitchum will feature photographs, quotes, links, videos, etc. on all things Robert Mi read more

Directed and produced by Mark Sandrich, So Proudly We Hail (1943) is a fictional depiction of the Angels of Bataan, a group of nurses during WWII who tended to wounded soldiers in Bataan and Corregidor. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard and Veronica Lake as three nurses who are serv read more

Jack's Joke (1913) Photo Credit: courtesy Undercrank Productions/Library of Congress Before there was the Vitaphone there was Thomas Edison's Kinetophone. Over a decade before Al Jolson proclaimed "you ain't heard nothing yet" in The Jazz Singer (1927), Kinetophone brought talking pictures to audi read more

Straight LadyThe Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, "The Fifth Marx Brother" by Chris Enss and Howard KazanjianLyons PressHardcover ISBN: 9781493060405208 pagesOctober 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“For more than four decades, the statuesque funny lady played th read more

Merriam-Webster provides the following two definitions for the word "opportunity": a favorable juncture of circumstances a good chance for advancement or progress We talk about opportunities passing us by, grabbing an opportunity when we can, and scolding others for being opportunists. Opportuni read more

Mary Wickes I Know I’ve Seen That Face Before by Steve Taravella University Press of Mississippi Hardcover ISBN: 9781604739053 370 pages May 2013 Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells “Mary was one of the most recognizable character actresses in the United States. Though the read more

Seduced by Mrs. Robinson How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation by Beverly Gray Algonquin Books 304 pages November 2017 Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells No movie studio would touch it. Producer Lawrence Turman had shopped around Charles Webb's quirky novel The Graduate without m read more

I've been harboring a lot of resentment lately. It's been bubbling up and it's now at the surface and I feel myself about to explode. Even though I'm in a place that I've always wanted to be in life, I can't help but feel anger at how long it took me to get here. And at how difficult the o read more

Quincy M.E. is a TV show starring Jack Klugman as the title character. It aired from 1976 to 1983 and is well-known as the antecedent to the popular CSI and forensic TV shows of today. It's a formulaic show in which Quincy, a Medical Examiner for the Coroner's Office in L.A., solves murders. Each sh read more

The Female Gaze Essential Movies Made by Women by Alicia Malone Various Contributors Hardcover ISBN: 9781633538375 Mango November 2018 Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's “I think there is still a misconception that all directors are Cecil B. De Mille types with a loud voice and read more

There's nothing like cozying up to a fire with a hot drink and a good book. Stock up for winter with some reading material. Need some suggestions? I’ve got you covered with a brand new list of upcoming classic film books. Publication dates range from January to April 2017. Are you new to my l read more

The Roaring Twenties (1939) The 1920s gets a lot of love, even today, decades later. We see the 1920s in shows like Boardwalk Empire, in Halloween flapper costumes, in artwork, fashion, books, movies, etc. We love bootleggers, speakeasies, dancing the Charleston, fringe dresses, rolled stockings, C read more

William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come by James Curtis November 2015 432 pages Pantheon Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powell's "His name is William Cameron Menzies, whose name wouldn't cause a ripple among the screen's cash customers, but he is certainly one of the most important creat read more

Washington, D.C. during WWII was a hectic place. The new jobs created to support the war effort drove many to the nation’s capital. The influx of people caused a housing shortage that had workers and hotels scrambling. And with so many men away on duty, D.C. became a 10-women-to-every-man kind read more

Congratulations to Bob F., Janie, Bob G and Sam for winning my These Amazing Shadows (2011) BluRay giveaway. I asked contestants to write about a film they think should be in the National Film Registry and why or to share some information about the registry. Here are the winners' entries: Bob F. of read more

I've had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Merritt, the author of one of the best books I've read this year: Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hollywood. If you are interested in the topic and haven't read this book already, I read more